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Post 05/20/2013

Cowlitz Fish Report for May 20

Last week Tacoma Power recovered 456 spring Chinook adults, 51 jacks, 52 winter-run steelhead and 18 summer-run steelhead during five days of operations at the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery separator.
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Post 05/16/2013

Public meeting on Cowlitz River fisheries, hatcheries May 29 in Centralia

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and Tacoma Power are hosting a public meeting regarding Cowlitz River fisheries and hatchery programs May 29 in Centralia.

The meeting is scheduled from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Centralia College in Washington Hall Room 103, at Washington Ave. and Pear St.
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Post 05/02/2013

Anglers enjoy lowland lakes opener

OLYMPIA - Despite cool and windy weather in many parts of the state, anglers had a lot of success reeling in large trout on opening day of this year's lowland lakes fishing season.

Based on creel checks conducted at 98 lakes around the state, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) estimates that anglers caught an average of 4.6 trout on opening day, April 27.
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Post 05/02/2013

WDFW Southwest Washington Weekender Report for May

Fishing: Thousands of spring chinook salmon are moving up the fish ladders at Bonneville Dam each day, setting the stage for a succession of upriver fisheries on the mainstem Columbia River and its tributaries.
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Post 04/23/2013

Ban on barbed hooks expands; includes Cowlitz

OLYMPIA - Starting May 1, anglers fishing for salmon or steelhead on the Columbia River and most of its tributaries downstream from Chief Joseph Dam will be required to use barbless hooks.

The new regulations, adopted today by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), expand on a similar rule currently in effect on the stretch of the Columbia River that constitutes the border between Washington and Oregon.

The new rules extend the ban on barbed hooks another 250 miles upriver on the Columbia River and to dozens of its tributaries, including the Cowlitz, White Salmon, Klickitat, Snake, Yakimaand Okanogan rivers.
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Post 03/30/2012

Cowlitz fisheries plans & actions summarized in utility presentation

Tacoma Power’s Natural Resources section staff on March 28, 2012 presented an overview about Cowlitz River Project fisheries plans and actions to members of the utility’s board. The presentation covered
• Cowlitz Project Overview
• Cowlitz License Summary
• Downstream Fish Collection Background & Update
• Upstream Fish Passage & the Cowlitz Restoration & Recovery Fund
• Fisheries & Hatchery Management Plan – Monitoring & Evaluation
• Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery Visitors Center Celebration Event

Click here to see the links for viewing the slides which give a good summary of the presentation.